Information Systems for Business and Beyond Questions

Section 1

• Chapter 11 – study questions 1-10

1.      What does the term globalization mean?

2.      How does Friedman define the three eras of globalization?

3.      Which technologies have had the biggest effect on globalization?

4.      What are some of the advantages brought about by globalization?

5.      What are the challenges of globalization?

6.      What perspective does Ghemawat provide regarding globalization in his book World 3.0?

7.      What does the term digital divide mean?

8.      What are Jakob Nielsen’s three stages of the digital divide?

9.      What was one of the key points of The Rise of the Network Society?

10.  Which country has the highest average Internet speed? How does your country compare?

Section 2

Exercises

Exercises 1, 3, & 4

1.Compare the concept of Friedman’s “Globalization 3.0″ _with Nielsen empowerment stage of the digital divide.

3.Give one example of the digital divide and describe what you would do to address it.

4.How did the research conducted by Paul Kim address the three levels of the digital divide?

Section 3

Information Technology and Organizational Learning Assignment:

• Chapter 9 – Review the section on Establishing a Security Culture. Review the methods to reduce the chances of a cyber threat noted in the textbook. Research other peer-reviewed sources and address additional methods to reduce cyber-attacks within an organization.

The above submission should be one-page in length and adhere to APA formatting standards.

**Remember the APA cover page and the references (if required) do not count towards the page length**

Note: the first assignment should be in one section and the second section should have the information from the Information Technology and Organizational Learning assignment.  The paper requirements for the two pages apply to the second part of the assignment directly related to the Information Technology and Organizational Learning assignment.